Well, you picked the right time to stop by, because look! It’s the Brides Up North Super Showcase Grand Wedding Exhibition! It’s THIS WEEKEND! And it’s only the biggest event in our whole spring calendar.

The region’s best and most beautiful wedding industry suppliers will gather at of the North East’s favourite wedding venue –Ramside Hall Hotel & Golf Club – on Sunday 8th March 2015, from 12pm till 4pm, FREE ENTRY.

Yep. Free. With a goody bag on top!

Judging by our pre-registration, it’s going to be pretty epic…

Once again, we don’t do things by halves here at Brides Up North! We are filling the whole hotel – that’s five huge function areas – and it’s going to be spectacular!

If there’s one wedding fair to attend this year, this is it. This isn’t your typical wedding fair though, it’s a knock-your-socks-off super showcase! This is officially the largest free entry bridal event in the North East area and should most definitely be one for your diaries.

Whether you are shopping for the final details or have no idea where to start, I can promise you the very best choice of the best bridal experts in the region. Everything you can think of for planning your big day will be represented and there’ll be on the day discounts too.

Come and see our two professional bridal catwalks (this season we are getting ready to party!) meet the Ramside wedding planners, pose in our photo booths, taste our scrumptious wedding cakes, kit out your man and bridesmaids, play dress up with gorgeous gowns and accessories, get lost in our beautiful floral displays, get the hair and make up sorted, source your stationery, find a top photographer and tick off all those last essential details. You name it, we can sort it.

I adore this event – it’s big, it’s busy, it’s exciting, but most of all it’s really beautiful. I can’t wait to see you all there for a day of wedding heaven… and lots of fun too.

bride to be? you’re in the right place!

Just ’cos I’m generous, we’re giving away up to 300 free Bride To Be goody bags, filled with glossy magazines, treats from Brides Up North, exclusive offers and some little pressies from our sponsors House of Fraser and Love Hearts. As demand is high, to pick up your VIP bag all you need to do is pre-register using the form below.

While stocks last.

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Middleton Lodge ONLY: Would you like to book a venue viewing appointment with the Middleton Lodge team? Brides Up North will contact you with available times.

wedding industry professional?

We would love to welcome new exhibitors to the Brides Up North family in 2015. We are now accepting exhibitor bookings for all of our fabulous luxury wedding exhibitions across three regions this spring.

Exhibitors will be strictly limited by category and places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Since their inception in spring 2012, all exhibitions have been sell outs on exhibitor space with a record attendance for every venue. Consequently, we expect demand for our autumn season to be very high. Get in touch as soon as possible to guarantee your place.

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If you wish to attend more than one event, please list all here - discounts are available for block bookings

bride to be?

We’re giving away up to 150 free Bride To Be goody bags, filled with glossy magazines, treats from Brides Up North, exclusive offers and some little pressies from our sponsors. As demand is high, to pick up your VIP bag all you need to do is pre-register using the form below.

While stocks last only.

Your Name (required)

Your Email (required)

Select the event that you wish to attend (required)

Number of people attending the event (including yourself) (required)

Middleton Lodge ONLY: Would you like to book a venue viewing appointment with the Middleton Lodge team? Brides Up North will contact you with available times.

These are two of the loveliest events in our autumn calendar so make sure to pop in and see us and soak up all the wedding pretty. We’ve got every detail covered from wedding dresses to cakes to your finishing touches, and a handpicked selection of the regions very best wedding suppliers at both. And if you’re still venue hunting then, well… look no further.

Both events are free entry THIS SUNDAY 12th October 2014, and with Allerton Castle open 11am – 3pm and Middleton Lodge slightly later at 1pm till 5pm, hey, why not come along to both!?

We’ll see you there!

bride to be?

We’re giving away up to 150 free Bride To Be goody bags at each event, filled with glossy magazines, treats from Brides Up North, exclusive offers and some little pressies from our sponsors John Lewis and Love Hearts. As demand is high, to pick up your VIP bag all you need to do is pre-register using the form below.

While stocks last.

Your Name (required)

Your Email (required)

Select the event that you wish to attend (required)

Number of people attending the event (including yourself) (required)

Middleton Lodge ONLY: Would you like to book a venue viewing appointment with the Middleton Lodge team? Brides Up North will contact you with available times.

Our season of Brides Up North events has now closed till September (you can see our fabulous forthcoming dates here) but your offline wedding inspiration needn’t grind to a halt whilst we take a much needed break.

I’ll only ever other recommend external events that I think are worth your petrol money, and this lovely soiree will be one of them. My friends at Belle Bridal Magazine have been in touch to let me know about a night of wedding planning bliss that’s going on at The Wedding Wonder Show, National Glass Centre, Sunderland this Thursday 19th June 2014.

What better excuse do you need to escape the World Cup? Grab the girls and call in after work, indulge in a tipple and meet over 50 wedding exhibitors showcasing throughout this amazing venue.

Starting at 6:15pm, there will the so much going on until 9:15pm – book your space in the exclusive make-up master class with Powder & Pinups, have a casual tour around the arty National Glass Centre (which is available to hire for weddings) and take a seat for a designer dress fashion show – featuring brand new dresses from House of Mooshki.

Bride’s that RSVP in advance can also reserve their own VIP goodie bag including free 5-day passes to the gym and leisure facilities at the Marriott Hotel Sunderland, and beauty wonder products from Comfort Zone.

Stop by the Belle Bridal Magazine tombola table – you could win an Alfred Angelo wedding dress, courtesy of First Glance Sunderland and help raise money for Cancer Research UK.

There is just so much exciting stuff going on for you lucky Brides Up North right now. Literally, you could eat, sleep, breath, visit, read, pin and live weddings all day long, there’s so much to get through. If planning your wedding is your second job (or if because of planning your wedding your job is your second job right now – sound familiar? Reading this at work are you? Don’t worry, I won’t tell!) you’ll be in your element as I add another diary date to that already full schedule.

They say: Bride: The Wedding Show at Tatton Park has everything a real wedding should have – fantastic clothes, music and dancing, beautiful flowers… all the elements to make a perfect day of fun and inspiration. Brides, their partners and families will be spoilt for choice with the marquee packed with more than 150 bridal industry professionals from bridal boutiques to florists, photographers to cake-makers, all on hand to offer the advice you need to create your dream day locally. Exhibitors include John Lewis, House of Fraser, The Wedding Shop at Alderley Edge, Red Floral Architecture and Thoughtful Flowers as well as menswear from Moss Bros and Slaters.

The famous catwalk which is staged four times daily is acknowledged as the most inspirational and entertaining in the business. These spectacularly choreographed fashion shows which run at 11.15am, 12.30pm, 2.15pm and 3.30pm both days provides a showcase for the best couture in an inspirational and fun environment. Bride Editorial Director Joanne Goodwin says: “The catwalk show is worth the ticket price alone. It’s a mixture of divine gowns, great music, brilliant choreography and some very cheeky male dancers. It puts a smile on everyone’s face from flower girls to grooms to grandmothers of the bride… and especially the bride herself.”

Added features include the band performance area where visitors can experience the best in wedding bands, musicians and singers in a luxuriously presented entertainment area and The Wedding Marquee which allows brides to envisage a marquee wedding setting complete with dressed tables, floral arrangements and bar area. There will also be an Inspiration theatre – a dedicated multi-purpose presentation stage with a varied programme of advice and information sessions aimed at providing impartial and informative tips and advice to brides to ensure stress-free and happy planning including styling ideas for the whole bridal party and health and beauty advice in the run-up to the big day.

Brides and grooms can relax with a glass of champagne at the fully licensed Champagne Bar as they plan their celebration while flicking through their free copy of the 2014 issue of Cheshire and Lancashire Bride magazine packed with beautiful photography, fascinating features, advice from experts and brides and inspirational real weddings from the region.

Bride: The Wedding Show is at Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 6QN is taking place on Saturday and Sunday, February 1st and 2nd from 10am to 5pm.

Tickets cost £9 in advance and £10 on the door. Group tickets for 4 people available for £32. VIP tickets at £15 each include a guaranteed seat at the Catwalk Show, a glass of fizz and a special goody bag.